Having tested all Emirates cabin products, I have found Emirates to be an over hyped and overrated. There are other airlines who have better all cabin products regardless of class flying in.

All New Zealand issued Airpoints Platinum credits including AMEX and Westpac Airpoints Mastercard Word Card waive the Koru joining fee and give a NZ$145.00 discount on your yearly Koru membership fee.

I would check with Air NZ about they are prepared to offer.As Kiwiwings said, get a NZ based Visa/Mastercard card that earns Airpoints Dollars and Status Points. Amex, Kiwibank, ANZ and Westpac are the 'official' issuers of Airpoints Credit/Debit cards excluding Air NZs own Onesmart Debit travel ...

UA will be co-sharing on Air NZ 's Auckland - Chicago O’Hare service using a B787-9V2 configuration.

Originally Posted by Ian_from_HKG Originally Posted by pointyendmark For me the 787 beats the others because of the fresh cabin air it takes directly from outside, rather than through the engines. This fresh air has higher humidity, which, along with the higher oxygen levels in a cabin at 6,000...

The A321LR is more suited between Asia and Australia and Australia and South Pacific Islands, Australia trans continental west-east services. Since Qantas and Virgin Australia are Boeing orientated, most likely Jetstar would use the A321LR. Despite Air NZ ordering 4 A321neo's, at this stage there...

'Chip N Pin' transactions is Mastercard, Visa, Amex and Diners Club preferred way for global transactions, as it is more secure than the old magnetic stripe transactions. The USA, Asia and some countries in Europe are still lagging behind the rest of world but Mastercard and Visa, have told their...

Originally Posted by Hirizer : I fly regularly Adelaide-Auckland-Adelaide.   Air NZ offers a no-stop service.  To fly Qantas means changing planes at any of the Eastern seaboard cities.  So Air NZ wins on convenience.  But dropping lounge access from the Works Deluxe option w...

Originally Posted by Jedinak K : Originally Posted by krisdude : Overall NZ is slight ahead of QF in cabin service in all classes.With regards to Premium product, NZ is slipping in the Business Class product with those damn 'coffin ' seats, which will put more pressure on NZ, especially with th...

Overall NZ is slight ahead of QF in cabin service in all classes.With regards to Premium product, NZ is slipping in the Business Class product with those damn 'coffin ' seats, which will put more pressure on NZ, especially with the introduction of the QF A330's services SYD/AKL/SYD, to do some th...

VA has an interline agreement with SQ for reservations using one Booking Reference. If you have 2 separate reservations eg, you booked directly with SQ for PER/LHR and booked directly with VA for MEL/PER, you can ask on check in at MEL if they can check your luggage through to London. Usually che...

Olympic Air is a Star Alliance affiliate carriers, as its parent company Aegean Airlines is a full member.So, Olympic would be honoring Star Alliance frequent flyer membership tiers and points accruals/usage.

Auckland to San Diego route is not happening as it will be in conflict with current Air NZ Auckland to Los Angeles services. Chicago has been on Air NZ listed but United is not happy about them doing it but things could have changed. An Auckland to Chicago service would give Air NZ the northern e...

Air NZ is leasing another B789 with delivery from 2019, taking the fleet to 13 B789's.

AIr NZ is going to lease another B789 from 2019 making the B789 fleet to 13 aircraft. I suspect that Air NZ with 5 options still available, with make the B787's as their main fleet for international medium to long hauls routes backed up with B773's. There is word that Air NZ, being the launch cus...